Matt Gillett
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| Nickname | Gillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 August 1988 Macksville, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Matt Gillett (born 12 August 1988), is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League (NRL). A Queensland State of Origin and Australia national representative back-rower, he has played his entire NRL career to date with the Broncos.
Gillet was born in Macksville, New South Wales and moved with his family to Bribie Island, Queensland at the age of three years.
He played his junior football for the Bribie Island Warrigals and Morayfield State High School. In 2008 Gillett started the year with the West Panthers club, then half way through the year Gillett joined the Brisbane Broncos under-20s team where he played several games. In 2009 Gillett played for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup. He was named as the Queensland Cup rookie of the year and also played for City in the Queensland Cup City vs Country match.
After Gillett's impressive year in the Queensland Cup, Brisbane Broncos head coach Ivan Henjak rewarded Gillett with a preseason in 2010. Gillett made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos in round 1 2010 NRL season opener against the North Queensland Cowboys off the interchange bench in which Gillett scored a try on debut in the Broncos 30-24 win at Suncorp Stadium. On 23 June 2010, Gillett extended his contract with the Brisbane Broncos for a further three-years, keeping him at the NRL club until 2013. On 8 September 2010, Gillett won the 2010 Rookie of the Year Award at the 2010 Dally M Awards presentations. Gillett finished his NRL debut year with him playing in 21 matches and scoring 12 tries. Gillett was named the 2010 Brisbane Broncos season's rookie of the year. In September 2010, Gillett was selected for the Prime Minister's XIII and played in the 30-18 win over Papua New Guinea.
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